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by elagost 6y ago
> what deficiencies does Elementary OS have compared to Windows? From a regular user's perspective, every answer you'll get boils down to "the bugs aren't in the same places as Windows". Most Open Source/Fre
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by elagost 6y ago
Been using syncthing as a dropbox replacement since 2017 - It scales from a raspberry pi with a USB disk, to a docker container on my NAS. It even works if the devices aren't on the same network via relays. It has very low system load,
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by elagost 6y ago
Every year, it becomes more and more obvious that Apple cares far greater for money and numbers than developers or customers. Any criticism thrown at the company goes into a void, they don't communicate about any issues or feedback, an
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by elagost 6y ago
"user-installed packages totally separate" from the system is more or less how the BSDs work. OpenBSD provides user packages via pkg_add and pkg_delete, and the system updates with syspatch/sysupgrade. FreeBSD uses pkg update
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by elagost 6y ago
Guess I'm wrong then! Thanks for the correction.
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by elagost 6y ago
"one of React's dependencies" Which one? There are... several. (someone posted this here a while ago, and it's lovely to look at) http://npm.anvaka.com/#/view/2d/react-native
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by elagost 6y ago
I've got a complicated proxy setup to contend with and have to build via Jenkins on some older Linux boxes, so it's just trial and error. You have a build script you'd be willing to share?
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by elagost 6y ago
At work we have to compile everything from source because compliance, and Grafana is one of the harder ones to get right. There used to be good documentation for it a few versions back but I can't seem to find it lately. Is there any g
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by elagost 6y ago
They do indeed upstream patches. Here's an example: https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/10/8/851
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by elagost 6y ago
A heavy criticism of a lot of these ubuntu-based distros is "ubuntu + a custom PPA", but system76 does actually put in a lot of work into a custom kernel and some neat UI tweaks that make the OS on their hardware really well. They
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by elagost 6y ago
These are resources/dependencies for other snaps. The .deb packages for Gnome and your GTK themes stick around. You can safely remove the snaps and not see any real noticeable difference.
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by elagost 6y ago
Is GNOME the only desktop environment going forward with wayland at this point? Wayland has been the only way I can enjoy tear-free, config-tweak-free video on Linux for the past few years, and that leaves me stuck with either GNOME or some
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by elagost 6y ago
Makes sense, given Chris Lamb, former Debian Project Leader, is heavily involved. https://reproducible-builds.org/who/
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by elagost 6y ago
This is fantastic to see. Reproducible builds adds yet another layer of trust on top of open source software. The wiki page is also classic Arch Wiki-style, with all the detail one would expect. Every OSS project should strive to be this he
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by elagost 6y ago
Having used both, in a personal and professional capacity, I don't think they occupy the same "real estate". If you have a bunch of Windows systems to admin, sure, PowerShell works great with all the Windows built-ins. In fac
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by elagost 7y ago
I've used it several times to chat with family members all over the globe, and I use Zoom at work. Jitsi's great - I don't perceive a difference.
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by elagost 7y ago
As I paged-down to start reading, I got four words in ("Mindlessly checking social networks") before four social network badges animated in from the left. Seems a little ironic. Regardless, it was a good read. Your idea about dumb
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by elagost 7y ago
We've been using a Wacom Intuos (CTL-490, I think) tablet for several years. It was about $60. It's literally plug-and-play on Ubuntu and there's a section in the settings for it. I assume the newer entry level ones have the
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by elagost 7y ago
Most people, I believe, could be served just fine by most "Free" alternatives. Many people, I believe, wouldn't notice if you replaced 1) their desktop OS with GNU/Linux, 2) their browser with Firefox, 3) their search en
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by elagost 7y ago
It's been more than 5 years since I've used AutoCAD or other AutoDesk professional design software, but it has this. There's a command line that interfaces very well with its GUI. You can draw shapes entirely in the command l
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by elagost 7y ago
You do have to touch your phone for every desktop client you link, and if you reinstall or bounce between machines, you encounter this a lot. Infrequently, the link just screws up and you have to 'relink' the desktop client, again
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by elagost 7y ago
Anecdata: just set my mom's new iPhone up today, and re-registering Signal required she set up the registration lock PIN. I don't personally use that feature yet but interesting that it was mandatory.
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by elagost 7y ago
So... VDI, but for Phones? VPI? Seems like a cool idea worth some effort to streamline. These days, it's fairly inexpensive to get a home server, set up a VPN server, and run stuff like a web browser through RDP. Guacamole ( https:&#x2
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by elagost 7y ago
If I'm to avoid Firefox, I'd like to avoid its forks as well - they don't really improve upon anything meaningful both of those have had more issues than Firefox in the past. I'm thinking smaller than Firefox.
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by elagost 7y ago
Is there a better alternative to Firefox? Of all the browsers it seems like the "least bad" choice (above Chromium, and other proprietary browsers) and I use it, but is there something safer, simpler, and more secure?
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by elagost 7y ago
Fastmail is great, but as this list is supposed to be "privacy focused", Fastmail (company from Australia) is not a good alternative. https://www.wired.com/story/australia-encryption-law-global-...
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by elagost 7y ago
Lots of people in this thread seem to be fighting about whether AirPods (and wireless headphones in general) are a viable product or not. "Wires are not a hassle and provide a better experience most of the time" crowd, vs. "W
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by elagost 7y ago
I love the concept of using OpenBSD on my personal machine as my primary OS, but it's much slower and the drivers are less stable than Linux these days. I wonder if this move will either shrink or grow the audience of this admittedly s
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by elagost 7y ago
This has been the case in Server systems for a while - IPMI[1] has been used for remote KVM, power management, remote mounting of ISOs, etc. on many servers for years. HP's iLO, Dell's iDRAC, and even SuperMicro boards have an imp
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by elagost 7y ago
It is possible to use an Intel machine without the ME. Since there are constant vulnerabilities and exploits around the ME, many enthusiasts do not like the idea of a vulnerable and secret super-admin computer on their computer. There is th

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